With several of their draft picks already under contract, we’ve got four-year contract figures courtesy of Spotrac. Here’s a quick overview of what those contracts look like. Keep in mind once you get past a certain point in the draft, contracts are mostly uniform with yearly increases in base salary and cap hit.

WR Mecole Hardman

Year

Base Salary

Signing Bonus

Cap Hit

2019

$495,000

$413,191

$908,191

2020

$722,048

$413,191

$1,135,239

2021

$874,096

$413,191

$1,362,287

2022

$1,101,144

$413,191

$1,589,335

Hardman will earn an average annual salary of $1,248,763. Each year his cap hit increases by roughly $227,000. He’ll be eligible for a contract extension following the 2021 season and is scheduled to become an undrafted free agent in 2023. If Hardman jumps right into contributing, he could quickly become one of the biggest bargains on the Chiefs’ roster.

CB Rashad Fenton

Year

Base Salary

Signing Bonus

Cap Hit

2019

$495,000

$38,205

$533,205

2020

$585,000

$38,205

$623,205

2021

$675,000

$38,205

$713,205

2022

$765,000

$38,205

$803,205

Fenton will earn an average annual salary of $668,205. He can be cut at any time with minimal dead cap. Each year his cap hit increases by $90,000. Even if Fenton only manages to make special teams contributions, this is an affordable contract number.

RB Darwin Thompson

Year

Base Salary

Signing Bonus

Cap Hit

2019

$495,000

$31,960

$526,205

2020

$585,000

$31,960

$616,960

2021

$675,000

$31,960

$706,960

2022

$765,000

$31,960

$796,960

Thompson will earn an average annual salary of $661,960. He can be cut at any time with minimal dead cap. Each year his cap hit increases by $90,000. If Thompson turns into a key contributor in the Chiefs’ offense, the team will be able to sign him to an extension following the 2021 season.

C Nick Allegretti

Year

Base Salary

Signing Bonus

Cap Hit

2019

$495,000

$27,988

$522,988

2020

$585,000

$27,988

$612,988

2021

$675,000

$27,988

$702,988

2022

$765,000

$27,988

$792,988

Allegretti will earn an average annual salary of $657,988. He can be cut at any time with minimal dead cap. If he ends up turning into a contributor for the Chiefs his cap number is quite manageable. He can also be extended following the 2021 season.

We’ll update you here with the remaining contracts as they’re revealed.

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